Was Dominik Szoboszlai Really Liking Ego Boosting Comments On IG After Aston Villa Loss? Here’s The Truth

Losing matches at a club like Liverpool never stays on the pitch for long. After the Reds’ painful 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa, frustration spread everywhere — from fan pages and Twitter debates to Instagram comments and football forums. Supporters were angry, disappointed, and looking for answers.

And in modern football, players are judged for more than just their performances during the 90 minutes.

One photo, one caption, or even one accidental social media interaction can suddenly become a full-blown controversy. Football fans today follow every detail of a player’s online activity, especially after a poor result. So, when screenshots involving Dominik Szoboszlai began circulating online, many Liverpool supporters instantly reacted emotionally.

The timing made everything worse.

Szoboszlai has had a mixed season in the eyes of Liverpool fans. Earlier in the campaign, many supporters praised his energy, pressing, and creativity. Some even considered him one of the team’s most important midfielders. But as the season progressed, criticism started growing around his consistency and impact in bigger games.

Because of that, tensions around the midfielder were already building before the Villa match even happened.

Then came the screenshots.

Footballer Szoboszlai’s Instagram collaboration post

After the defeat, social media users noticed an Instagram collaboration post involving Szoboszlai and McDonald’s Hungary. The images showed the Liverpool midfielder sitting on a private jet while eating McDonald’s during a sponsored promotion. Normally, it would have been just another celebrity partnership post.

But fans quickly spotted something else.

A comment under the post saying “By now bro is tired because of carrying us all season” under Szoboszlai’s post had apparently been liked.

Within minutes, people began accusing Szoboszlai of several such self-praise comments immediately after Liverpool’s defeat. Some fans called it arrogant. Others questioned his mentality and focus after such a disappointing result.

On football Twitter, the backlash spread fast.

But as more people looked into the situation, another explanation started emerging.

Several users pointed out that the Instagram post was part of a paid partnership with McDonald’s Hungary, meaning the account activity may not have been controlled directly by Szoboszlai himself.

In many sponsored collaborations, brand social media managers often handle engagement, including liking comments and interacting with fans.

One reply that gained attention online summed it up simply:

“McDonald’s admin posted the photos and liked the comments, not Szobo.”

Mcdonals admin the author, he posted the photos and he liked the comments not Szobo.
Stop this.

— nadett (@oldandboredyeah) May 16, 2026

And that changes the entire story.

What first looked like a footballer publicly praising himself after a bad defeat may have simply been routine social media management from a brand account. But by the time that context appeared, the screenshots had already gone viral.

That’s the reality of football social media today. Reactions happen instantly, while context usually arrives later.

At the moment, there’s no solid proof that Dominik Szoboszlai personally liked the comments himself. The controversy seems to have grown more from frustration and assumptions than confirmed facts.

Still, the entire situation shows just how closely footballers are watched online — especially when results on the pitch are not going their way.